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break in peroid?

Old 08-06-2006, 12:00 AM
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Is there a suggested "break in" period for a clutch.May be a dumb question but it came to my mind whe i was eating pizza
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spelled period wrong
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Old 08-06-2006, 12:03 AM
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spec recommends 500 miles
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Old 08-06-2006, 12:04 AM
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i would, i always have just to get the pressure plate, clutch disk and flywheel all mated together. Ive just always taken it easy for about the first 50-100miles. Dont go ******* on it because if you glaze the clutch over to badly early on...its never the same again....ive done that to a clutch before and it was never the same again.
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so dont drive like a grandma but also not like...normal me
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